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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Cryolife, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Hamby, Woodstock, GA (US);
Steven Walsh, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
CryoLife, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61L 2430/40 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for preparing a tissue implant for implantation. The method includes harvesting a tissue material from a human or an animal donor, treating the tissue material in a nuclease-containing solution, and thereafter treating the tissue material with an alkaline alcohol solution. The nuclease-containing solution includes an antimicrobial. The alkaline alcohol solution comprises sodium hydroxide and ethanol.